Icanthinkofadozenofmyownfriendswhowillreadthisandbringoutafreshboxofcigars，andsmokethemundermyveryownfaceandeyes，andknowallthetimethatIshallkeeplikingthem；
andtheworstofitis，IknowIshall，too。Allthesame，Idonotthoroughlyrespectamanwhohasahabitofsmoking。
Butifmenwillsmoke，astheycertainlywill，becausetheyareanimalandstubbornandself-indulgentandself-willed，letthematleastconfinetheirfireworkstotheirownapartments。
Ifawifewouldratheradmitherfuliginoushusbandtohersitting-roomthanforegohissocietyaltogether，——asundoubtedlymostwomenwould，foryouseeitisnotaquestionbetweenasmokyhusbandandaclearhusband，butbetweenasmokyoneandnoneatall，becausebetweenhiswifeandhiscigarthemanwillalmostinvariablychoosethecigar，——Ihavenothingtosay。Butdon\'tletamangointootherpeople\'shousesandsmoke，or，aboveallthings，walksmokingbythesideofwomen。Nomatterifshedoesgiveyoupermissionwhenyouaskit。Youshouldnothaveaskedit。Wedon\'twishyoutodoit，youmaybesure。Itisadisrespectfulthing。Itpartakesofthenatureofaninsult。Nomatterhowgrandorlearnedordistinguishedyoumaybe，don\'tdoit。IsawonceoneofourCabinetMinisterswalking，withhiscigarinhismouth，bythesideofthewifeoftheBritishMinister，anditloweredthembothinmyopinion，thoughIdon\'tsupposeeitherofthemwouldtakeitmuchtoheartiftheyknewit。Ifyouarewalkinginthewoodsorfields，itmaybepardonable；butinthepublicstreetsnoprivatecompactcanbeofanyavail。
Itisapublicmarkofdisrespect。Ifyoudon\'tregardusenoughtothrowawayorkeepawayyourcigarwhenyoujoinus，justdon\'tjoinus。Keepyourownsideofthestreet。Nobodywantsyou；atleastIdon\'t。Walkaloneifyoulike，orwithwhomsoeveryoucan，butifyouwalkwithme，youshall\"behaveyourself。\"